Where does “gras” come from?

gras (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

gras (Old Norse): grass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...

Definitions

  1. grass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...

Ancestry of “gras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “gras

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą
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